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LONG MEADOW RANCH.
Welcome to our 650-acre historic ranch nestled
high atop the Mayacamas Mountains above the Napa Valley. Here we produce award-winning wines and handcrafted extra virgin olive oils - as well as grass-fed beef, eggs, and heirloom fruits and vegetables. Our extraordinary food products have been featured by America's top chefs.
Our family - Ted, Laddie, and Christopher Hall - has re-established vineyards first
planted on our ranch in the 1870s and we have resumed producing estate-bottled
wine from the ranch's distinctive
mountain "terrior."
Our vision is to make wines as food - to create world class wines that truly complement a meal - using sustainable, organic farming methods..
However,
our integrated organic farming system is built not only around wine making,
but also includes world class estate-produced olive
oil, a substantial herd of grass-fed Highland cattle, an organic vegetable
garden, and an egg-producing poultry flock. We even breed and work our
own Appaloosa and POA horses.
Taken together,
we are creating a modern, commercially successful, version
of the family farm - one that is widely acknowledged as a
purveyor of fine food. All of our crops are organically produced
and are certified by California Certified Organic Farmers
(CCOF). Our wines, oils, beef,
and vegetables have been featured by America's
top chefs.
Our
award-winning, earth-formed, wine and olive oil facility
and the adjacent moist, cool caves allow us to produce handcrafted
wines and olive oils entirely on our own estate under
carefully controlled conditions. Led by winemaker, Ashley
Heisey, our staff is committed
to pioneering modern approaches to their centuries-old crafts.
Our solar panel arrays generate enough electricity to supply all of our energy needs and we employ biodiesel fuels in all of our farm equipment. Protected by easements
granted to the Napa Valley Land Trust, our land and that of our neighbors
will continue to provide a unique rural environment rich with wildlife for future generations.
We
hope you will extend your visit to our site and take a virtual tour of
this very special place. Discover how Appaloosa horse breeding, organic
vegetable gardening, and waste composting help set new standards for environmental
stewardship while producing challengers to the world's finest wines
and olive oils.
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